Market Datavs. 1 year ago
30-year mortgage6.69%▲ +0.06 pts15-year mortgage6.01%▲ +0.26 pts10-year Treasury4.69%▲ +0.47 ptsMortgage spread2.00 pts▼ -0.41 ptsMedian list price$429k▼ -2.4%List $/sqft$226▼ -2.2%Days on market57▼ -1 daysActive listings1.13M▲ +2.1%New listings424k▼ -2.5%Pending sales470k▲ +1.9%Housing starts1.43M▲ +3.5%Building permits1.37M▼ -1.8%New-home sales628k▼ -5.6%Existing-home sales4.09M▲ +2.8%Months of supply9.3▲ +0.3 moMortgage delinquency1.89%▲ +0.12 pts
as of Aug 2026

A Record 242 U.S. Cities Now Have Million-Dollar Starter Homes

A Record 242 U.S. Cities Now Have Million-Dollar Starter Homes

A record 242 U.S. cities now have typical starter homes worth at least $1 million, up from 226 in 2025 and just 80 in February 2020, according to Zillow. California accounts for 105 of them. The national typical starter home is worth $198,649 β€” a figure that, placed beside the $1 million threshold, describes two … Read more

Compass, MRED and Zillow Submit Competing Briefs in Chicago MLS Dispute

Compass, MRED and Zillow Submit Competing Briefs in Chicago MLS Dispute

Compass, Midwest Real Estate Data and Zillow have filed competing post-hearing briefs in the Chicagoland MLS dispute, sharpening the disagreement over private listings, MLS access and whether the challenged rules protect cooperation or suppress competing brokerage models, according to HousingWire. The filings followed arguments over preliminary relief. Zillow alleges an unlawful group boycott; Compass and … Read more

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